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China Planted 78 Billion New Trees, and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle
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this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2026
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68 million is a pretty far cry from 1,695 million.
But the US plants around 1.3 billion a year, so China's number isn't shocking